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Google Code Jam 2005 Winners Announced

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the will-code-for-food dept.

Ember writes "The results of Google Code Jam are in. The winner is Marek Cygan from Warsaw University. Second prize goes to Erik-Jan Krijgsman from University of twente (Holland) and third to Pyotr Mitritchew from Moscow State University." Registration for the event took place back in July and Google reported a total of 14,500 registrants which is almost twice as many as last year, making for some stiff competition.

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  1. Well.. by doxology · · Score: 5, Funny

    I guess Google didn't forget Poland.

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  2. Re:Google's incentive? by TheOtherAgentM · · Score: 4, Funny

    Google could also somehow get me to get a job as a developer with their competition. My code would break, guaranteed. Now THAT is using code as a weapon.

  3. Re:This story made me wonder..... by rjstanford · · Score: 4, Funny

    ... was this a contest or a recruitment tool?

    Yes.

    (I would have thought that was obvious)

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  4. Re:Are others going to hold similar contests? by lucabrasi999 · · Score: 5, Funny
    It does nothing to address teamwork, cleanliness of code, design capabilities, engineering ability, or many other areas that are critical to a real world programming job.

    Bah...the next thing you know, they'll want me to put comments in my code!

  5. Re:Twente? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    You must be a Slashdot editor: Your HTML code is horrible and you can't count. Twente is just before Twentwune, not Thirte.

  6. How 'bout a real challenge? by mattizzle · · Score: 5, Funny

    Solve increasingly difficult algorithmic problems within a set time period? How about write a piece of enterprise software with no requirements, users you've never met, an analyst who can barely check their email, and a project manager thinks unit-tests and documentation are "Version 2" features? Welcome to my hell, college boy!